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shoestring

[shoo-string] / ˈʃuˌstrɪŋ /










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Rather, he’s using a shoestring budget to concoct left-of-center sights that feel like a peek into a specific Los Angeles netherworld.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Over the past five years, Tartt, Bandy and a shoestring staff have trained some 60 people on farming the mountain valleys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

The cutesy performance shtick around a shoestring variety show — imagine Pee-wee’s Playhouse without the bewitching oddity — grows wearying.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

"It was all done on a shoestring budget," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

Mama screamed, and I guess I was scared, because I just felt frozen—like I was watchin ’ myself on TV—as the movin’ steps gradually gobbled my shoestring and pulled my foot toward its teeth.

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper